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Copyright Law Reform Engages Both Courts and Congress

by Jenevieve Maerker | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 5/22/2013

Big changes may be afoot in copyright law these days, via both litigation and legislation. Courts are considering sweeping infringement claims with potentially far-reaching implications, and Congress is beginning the process...more

Ivy League joins digital trend

by Douglas N. Masters, Seth A. Rose | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

The Ivy League this month announced that it will join the Big Ten and the PAC-12 in launching its own digital sports network, giving fans of the conference and its teams unprecedented access to their favorite team’s home and...more

Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/15/2013

The general legal advice to website operators who allowed User Generated Content (UGC) in the form of comments, videos or pictures used to be relatively easy....more

Memes Attack

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/15/2013

A recent lawsuit combines a number of things that are surely ruining today’s youth: internet memes, the Nintendo DS, and side-scrolling video games (actually, that last one ruined my generation. Thanks Super Mario Bros.,...more

Judge Slams Copyright Troll Attorneys

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 5/8/2013

A federal judge has referred a band of copyright troll attorneys to their respective state and federal bars for their “moral turpitude unbecoming of an officer of the court.” The judge also referred the attorneys to the U.S....more

Advertising Law -- May 03, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/6/2013

Manatt and ERA to Lead Teleseminar on Compliance with FTC’s New Dot Com Disclosure Guides - The Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited changes to its “Dot Com Disclosures” set forth a number of new directives,...more

Viacom’s Copyright Suit against YouTube Again Faces DMCA Roadblocks in the District Court

by Jenevieve Maerker | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 4/26/2013

Following the Second Circuit’s remand order last year on appeal of an initial grant of summary judgment for YouTube, the Southern District of New York has revisited the issues in Viacom’s copyright infringement suit and again...more

DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for YouTube Once Again in Viacom v. YouTube

by Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Martin Saad | Venable LLP on 4/26/2013

On April 18, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York again held that YouTube is subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an internet service provider despite...more

Viacom v. YouTube Update: What Does It Mean For Me?

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/22/2013

The district court in New York dismissed Viacom’s lawsuit against YouTube yesterday. Yes, this case has been on appeal and remanded several times. Viacom may appeal the Second Circuit Court of Appeals once again, so it may...more

The Copyright Alert System – Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach

by Joseph DiCioccio | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 4/11/2013

There have been many attempts over the last few years to address online copyright infringement. The most recent effort is the Copyright Alert System (“CAS”), which was rolled out in February 2013 as a system created to...more

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In Capital Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 12 Civ. 95, (Mar. 30, 2013) (“Capital Records v. ReDigi”) Judge Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that the copyright “first sale doctrine is limited to ‘material...more

Around the Virtual Word: March 25-29, 2013

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 4/1/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - RUMOR: Google Is Launching An Augmented Reality Based E-Book Line - Valve Can't Pull Plug...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- March 28, 2013

by Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/28/2013

In This Issue: - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, March 19, 2013: In a 6-to-3 decision with far-reaching implications, U.S. Supreme Court holds that copyright “first sale” doctrine...more

Trademark Review - Volume 3 | Issue 3 March 2013

by Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on 3/25/2013

In This Issue: • NY Yankees Establish Rights to a Mark Despite Never Using It • Walgreen Is Denied Registration of WAL-ZYR for its Product Equivalent to ZYRTEC • The Batmobile Escapes a Motion to Dismiss -...more

Advertising Law -- Mar 21, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/22/2013

In This Issue: Manatt Advertising Litigation Team Twice Defeats Efforts to Enjoin TurboTax Television Commercials; Sen. Rockefeller Tries Again with Do Not Track; NAD: Price Match Offer by Toys “R” Us Needs a Change;...more

Court Finds Improper Joinder of Defendants in Same BitTorrent Swarm

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/20/2013

Over the past several years, content providers, particularly in the adult film industry, have filed numerous suits against users who have copied their works via the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol. Put briefly, the use of...more

Warning to Good Wife Fans: Fake Product Reviews Are Less Legal Than They Appear

by Rachel Wilkes Barchie | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 3/12/2013

Hello, Law Law Land readers! I took a blogging hiatus during the latter part of my pregnancy and early months of new parenthood, but I’m back. While certain things in my life have changed, at least one thing remains the...more

Chicago Casino Development Authority Act - AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1739 re Internet Gaming

by Ian Imrich on 3/6/2013

Illinois iGaming Bill: Chicago Casino Development Authority Act - AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1739 re Internet Gaming (Sen. Terry Link) --- On March 6th, 2013, Senate Bill 1739 was introduced in Illinois by State Senator...more

by David Hayes | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/6/2013

In This Publication: - I. Introduction - II. Rights Implicated By Transmission And Use Of Works On The Internet A. The Right of Reproduction - 1. The Ubiquitous Nature of "Copies" on the Internet...more

Six Strikes And You’re Out: The Copyright Alert System Begins This Week

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 3/4/2013

The movie industry, the music industry and five major internet service providers, with some input from the White House, quietly got together in 2011 and came up with a system that would allow the ISPs to notify individual...more

Closed Captioning Reminder: Starting March 30, 2013, Video Programming That Is or Was Aired Live or “Near Live” on TV Must Be...

by Maria T. Browne, Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/1/2013

The time is drawing near for the next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) for closed-captioning video programing...more

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